• 416 recycling litter bins in Melbourne
• 2897 other litter bins
• Recycling bins strategically placed
• What if every public litter bin could accept recycling?

• Use image recognition on every public litter bin to recognise recycling
• Increase number of recycling litter bins around CBD

• Two cameras, images and infrared
• Image recognition for detecting object type - eg coffee cup, plastic bottle, etc
  • machine learning image recognition
• Infrared for detecting food spoilage
  • methane emissions

• Two LED light units on every bin, with matching colours to bin signage
• Audible tone played
• Hold item in front of bin for a second to allow image recognition
• Bin lights up and plays a tone to match recycling type
  • accessible to both hearing or vision impaired persons

• App for your phone
• Scan item with phone’s camera
• Screen changes colours and plays a tone to match whether the item is recyclable
• “I need your help” for items it can’t recognise
  • add images to data bank for image recognition, the model grows

Show and Tell

• Also can be used in schools to teach good recycling habits